FALL 2004 DEPARTMENTS Thoughts from the Dean College News Student Life Arts & Events Sports Development & Alumni Class Notes

FEATURES... A Little Bit Batty Professor Michael Gannon dispels myths about bats. 65 Years of Support The history of Penn State Altoona's Advisory Board Preserving History Professor Sandra Petrulionis works with students to preserve 19th-century manuscripts. Celebrating 65 Years Penn State Altoona celebrates its 65th anniversary with a day of jazz. Editor-in-Chief Shari R. Routch Photography and Design Director Roseanna Shumskas '71 Contributing Writers Amanda Friewald '06, Marty Jo Irvin '88, Kim Lloyd, Jonathan O'Harrow, Shari Routch Contributing Photographers R. Brent Baird '94, Kim Lloyd, Marty Jo Irvin '88 Advertising Manager Marty Jo Irvin '88 How to contact us: Office of University Relations Penn State Altoona 3000 Ivyside Park Altoona, PA 16601 814-949-5105 SRR5@psu.edu Class notes, remembrances, and address changes: 814-949-5104 or SWD1@psu.edu Letters to the Editor: SRR5@psu.edu Advertising: Marty Jo Irvin 814-949-5105 or MJI2@psu.edu Printing by Colortech, Inc., Lebanon, PA. Published biannually by the Penn State Altoona Office of University Relations Mail Call What's on your mind - we want to know! Send us your thoughts about the magazine, the College, or whatever's on your mind about Penn State Altoona. Send your Letter to the Editor to Shari Routch at SRR5@psu.edu or 3000 Ivyside Park, Altoona, PA 16601, and let us know what you're thinking. Copyright © 2004 Penn State Altoona; All Rights Reserved. Jonathan O'Harrow, Webmaster, University Relations W114 Smith Building, 3000 Ivyside Park, Altoona, PA 16601 Phone: 814-949-5105; Fax: 814-949-5007; E-mail: JCO10@psu.edu